April 2022 Monthly Round-up

Welcome Guild Members and Friends! The Monthly Round-up is where you’ll find a summary of upcoming guests, workshops, knit-alongs, with topics and links gleaned from our monthly meetings. Please enjoy and feel free to drop us a line with any suggestions or corrections. knittingguildofthedesert@outlook.com

Upcoming

Our May 2nd Meeting will feature a presentation from our very own James Cox!

The Knitting Zoo

Announcing

2022-2023 Knitting Guild of the Desert Project and Fashion Show Theme

Knit (or crochet) an animal – or a whole zoo!

We will reveal a new animal pattern each month

Show your animals at our monthly show and tell

Special Prize Drawing will be held at the 2023 Fashion Show – The Knitting Zoo, you will receive an entry into the drawing for each animal you provide

Completed animals can be turned in at any KG guild meeting
You may use any animal pattern, not just the ones provided at our meetings
All animals will NOT be returned and will be donated to a local charity (to be determined)
Animals must be at least 5” or larger – no miniatures!
These will be given to children at shelters, so think of this as you are creating your zoo!

Book Review, Amigurumi Knits by Hansi Singh

This book has patterns covering several different themes

Vegetables
Underwater Creatures
Garden creatures
Mythical creatures

My favorite is the octopus, but there’s a jellyfish, praying mantis, earthworm and even the Loch Ness monster and a desert favorite, the Jackalope. There’s a pattern for every skill level, and a helpful beginning section covering the techniques. Most of the patterns are also available on Ravelry, but the book is very affordable and available used.